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Nutanix

Nutanix is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security to power enterprise applications. Nutanix provides public APIs for managing and automating infrastructure including Prism Central, Prism Element, Karbon Kubernetes, Nutanix Database Service (NDB), Cloud Clusters (NC2), NCM Self-Service, and the GA v4 API platform.

Nutanix publishes 15 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Alerts API, Categories API, Clusters API, and 12 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Management, Hyperconverged, Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Kubernetes.

The Nutanix catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Nutanix’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, changelog, engineering blog, support, signup flow, and 16 more developer resources.

63.9/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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21 APIs
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Composite quality — 63.9/100 · strong
Contract Quality 14.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 21

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Nutanix Prism Central API V4

The next-generation v4 API for managing the Nutanix Cloud Platform through Prism Central with GA SDKs for Python, Java, Go, and JavaScript. The v4 API is now the recommended ver...

Nutanix Karbon API

API for managing Kubernetes clusters through Nutanix Karbon, including cluster lifecycle, upgrades, and configuration.

Nutanix Database Service API

REST API for Nutanix Database Service (NDB) providing database-as-a-service capabilities for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and MongoDB.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters API

REST API for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2), enabling creation and management of Nutanix clusters on AWS and Azure public clouds.

Nutanix NCM Self-Service API

API for Nutanix Cloud Manager Self-Service (formerly Calm), enabling automation of application deployment and lifecycle management through blueprints and runbooks.

Nutanix Foundation API

API for Foundation and Foundation Central, enabling automated cluster deployment and remote node imaging.

Nutanix Alerts API

Retrieve and manage cluster alerts for monitoring health and operational events.

Nutanix Categories API

Manage categories and category values used for tagging and organizing resources across the Nutanix environment.

Nutanix Clusters API

Retrieve and manage Nutanix cluster configurations and metadata across the Prism Central deployment.

Nutanix Hosts API

Retrieve information about physical hosts in the Nutanix cluster infrastructure.

Nutanix Images API

Manage disk images distributed across clusters for VM provisioning, including ISO and disk image uploads.

Nutanix Network Security Rules API

Manage Flow microsegmentation policies that control network traffic between VMs based on categories.

Nutanix Projects API

Manage projects that define resource quotas, user access, and infrastructure boundaries for self-service consumption.

Nutanix Protection Domains API

Manage protection domains that define groups of VMs and volume groups for data protection and disaster recovery.

Nutanix Snapshots API

Manage VM snapshots for point-in-time recovery of virtual machines.

Nutanix Storage Containers API

Manage storage containers that provide logical storage partitions within the Nutanix distributed storage fabric.

Nutanix Storage Pools API

Manage storage pools which represent groups of physical disks used for storing data across the cluster.

Nutanix Subnets API

Manage AHV network subnets including VLAN and overlay network configurations.

Nutanix Virtual Disks API

Manage virtual disks including disk statistics and configuration within the cluster.

Nutanix VMs API

Manage virtual machines including creation, update, deletion, and power state operations through the intent-based API model.

Nutanix Webhooks API

Manage webhook listeners that receive event notifications from the Nutanix platform.

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Postman Collections 15

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

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Open Collections 2

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nutanix Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nutanix Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Nutanix API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 18

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Cluster

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClusterIntentResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClusterListResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EntityMetadata

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Host

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ImageIntentInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ImageListResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListMetadata

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PaginationMetadata

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Reference

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageContainer

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageContainerInput

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SubnetIntentInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SubnetListResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VmIntentInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VmIntentResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VmListResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VmSpec

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Nutanix Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Nutanix Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Nutanix Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Nutanix Agentic Access

54 operations · 31 acting

54 operations · 31 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: nutanix
name: Nutanix
description: Nutanix is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking,
  and security to power enterprise applications. Nutanix provides public APIs for managing and automating infrastructure including
  Prism Central, Prism Element, Karbon Kubernetes, Nutanix Database Service (NDB), Cloud Clusters (NC2), NCM Self-Service,
  and the GA v4 API platform.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free-trial
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free trial · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Producer
access: 1st-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nutanix.png
tags:
- Cloud Management
- Hyperconverged
- Infrastructure
- Virtualization
- Kubernetes
- Database
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutanix/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-03-14'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nutanix:prism-central-v4
  name: Nutanix Prism Central API V4
  description: The next-generation v4 API for managing the Nutanix Cloud Platform through Prism Central with GA SDKs for Python,
    Java, Go, and JavaScript. The v4 API is now the recommended version for production environments.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api-reference-v4/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api
  tags:
  - Cloud Management
  - Infrastructure
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api-reference-v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/nutanix-api-user-guide/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/sdk_reference/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api-versions/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developers.nutanix.com/
- aid: nutanix:karbon
  name: Nutanix Karbon API
  description: API for managing Kubernetes clusters through Nutanix Karbon, including cluster lifecycle, upgrades, and configuration.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/karbon/
  tags:
  - Container Management
  - Kubernetes
  - Orchestration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/karbon/
- aid: nutanix:ndb
  name: Nutanix Database Service API
  description: REST API for Nutanix Database Service (NDB) providing database-as-a-service capabilities for PostgreSQL, MySQL,
    SQL Server, Oracle, and MongoDB.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_reference/apis/ndb0.9.html
  tags:
  - Database
  - DBaaS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_reference/apis/ndb0.9.html
- aid: nutanix:nc2
  name: Nutanix Cloud Clusters API
  description: REST API for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2), enabling creation and management of Nutanix clusters on AWS and
    Azure public clouds.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_reference/apis/nc2.html
  baseURL: https://api.nutanix.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Azure
  - Hybrid Cloud
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_reference/apis/nc2.html
- aid: nutanix:ncm-self-service
  name: Nutanix NCM Self-Service API
  description: API for Nutanix Cloud Manager Self-Service (formerly Calm), enabling automation of application deployment and
    lifecycle management through blueprints and runbooks.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/ncm-self-service/
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Application Management
  - Orchestration
  - DevOps
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/ncm-self-service/
- aid: nutanix:foundation
  name: Nutanix Foundation API
  description: API for Foundation and Foundation Central, enabling automated cluster deployment and remote node imaging.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/foundation/
  tags:
  - Cluster Deployment
  - Automation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/foundation/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-alerts-api
  name: Nutanix Alerts API
  description: Retrieve and manage cluster alerts for monitoring health and operational events.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Alerts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-alerts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-categories-api
  name: Nutanix Categories API
  description: Manage categories and category values used for tagging and organizing resources across the Nutanix environment.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-categories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-clusters-api
  name: Nutanix Clusters API
  description: Retrieve and manage Nutanix cluster configurations and metadata across the Prism Central deployment.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-hosts-api
  name: Nutanix Hosts API
  description: Retrieve information about physical hosts in the Nutanix cluster infrastructure.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Hosts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-hosts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-images-api
  name: Nutanix Images API
  description: Manage disk images distributed across clusters for VM provisioning, including ISO and disk image uploads.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Images
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-images-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-network-security-rules-api
  name: Nutanix Network Security Rules API
  description: Manage Flow microsegmentation policies that control network traffic between VMs based on categories.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Network Security Rules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-network-security-rules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-projects-api
  name: Nutanix Projects API
  description: Manage projects that define resource quotas, user access, and infrastructure boundaries for self-service consumption.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-protection-domains-api
  name: Nutanix Protection Domains API
  description: Manage protection domains that define groups of VMs and volume groups for data protection and disaster recovery.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Protection Domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-protection-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-snapshots-api
  name: Nutanix Snapshots API
  description: Manage VM snapshots for point-in-time recovery of virtual machines.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-storage-containers-api
  name: Nutanix Storage Containers API
  description: Manage storage containers that provide logical storage partitions within the Nutanix distributed storage fabric.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Storage Containers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-storage-containers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-storage-pools-api
  name: Nutanix Storage Pools API
  description: Manage storage pools which represent groups of physical disks used for storing data across the cluster.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Storage Pools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-storage-pools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-subnets-api
  name: Nutanix Subnets API
  description: Manage AHV network subnets including VLAN and overlay network configurations.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Subnets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-subnets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-virtual-disks-api
  name: Nutanix Virtual Disks API
  description: Manage virtual disks including disk statistics and configuration within the cluster.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Virtual Disks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-virtual-disks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-vms-api
  name: Nutanix VMs API
  description: Manage virtual machines including creation, update, deletion, and power state operations through the intent-based
    API model.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - VMs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-vms-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
- aid: nutanix:nutanix-webhooks-api
  name: Nutanix Webhooks API
  description: Manage webhook listeners that receive event notifications from the Nutanix platform.
  humanURL: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  baseURL: https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nutanix-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/nutanix/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nutanix-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nutanix-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nutanix-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nutanix
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nutanix.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/nutanix-api-user-guide/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/sdk_reference/
- type: Reference
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/
- type: Code Samples
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/code_samples/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/api-versions/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.nutanix.dev/blog/
- type: Community
  url: https://next.nutanix.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/product-support
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.nutanix.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://my.nutanix.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://my.nutanix.com/page/signup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nutanix
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.nutanix.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.nutanix.com/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.nutanix.com/legal/privacy-notice
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.nutanix.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com